Top Essential Oils for Everyday Use
There are about three hundred essential oils widely used today, but even a tiny number of them can fulfill most of your daily needs. We’ve highlighted our favorites below, and love how versatile they are in everyday situations. If you’re just venturing into the world of aromatherapy and wondering which essential oils to try first, consider starting with these.
Lavender. Keep this essential oil on-hand to treat burns and help heal scars. It can ward off moths and give your drawers and closets a gorgeous smell at the same time. Plus, it relieves headaches, promotes peaceful sleep, and helps clear acne. An all-around winner.
Tea Tree. Treat everything from ringworm, sunburn, athlete’s foot, toothaches, and acne with tea tree essential oil. It is an extremely powerful antiseptic that has been used by Australian Aborigines for generations because of its antiviral, antifungal, and antibacterial qualities.
Peppermint. This versatile essential oil can do it all! Ward off flatulence, banish bad breath, and diminish varicose veins, headaches, and toothaches. Its energizing properties help fight fatigue and leave you feeling refreshed.
Chamomile. This wonder oil is indispensable for its anti-inflammatory properties, and can be used to treat burns, asthma, diarrhea, nausea, and fever – among many other things! Those who’ve sipped hot chamomile tea before bed know how soothing it is to the stomach; the essential oil has the same effect.
Eucalyptus. This essential oil is wonderful at clearing up chest problems and colic. It refreshes and cools the body in the summer, and shields it in the winter. It is incredibly effective for coughs, colds, and as an insect repellent. Burn it to clear the air after an argument, and sense the energy in the room change.
Geranium. Use geranium to encourage a pretty glow, to ease symptoms of menopause, and to help with diabetes and frostbite. Add geranium essential oil to a hot bath and experience its soothing effects; add it to a cold shower and it becomes energizing.
Rosemary. This essential oil stimulates both the brain and body and is excellent when used in the shower in the morning or after an exhausting day. Rosemary really does it all, and can help with flu and coughs, migraines and headaches, memory loss and fatigue, muscle strain, and arthritis.
Lemon. Repel insect bites, extra weight, cellulite, and wrinkles with essential oil of lemon. After all, who doesn’t want to slim down while warding off bug bites and wrinkles?